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stuf(fe
n.
Additional spellings:
stuffe
96 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Military stores or supplies, including armaments, equipment, provisions of foodstuffs, munitions, etc.; -- also pl.; ?also,
fig.
weapons, tusks [quot. c1450(?c1425)];
stuf and appareil
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